PE Hub Staff

Activity in Canada's private equity market was in volume terms the highest on record in Q1 2021, with 177 deals done, according to a report issued this week by the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

DWF has acquired Barnescraig & Associates, a Vancouver-based insurance claims management and adjusting business.

Canadian steelmaker Algoma Steel is becoming a Nasdaq listed company through a merger agreed with New York-based blank-check firm Legato Merger Corp.

Foran Mining Corp, a Vancouver-based copper-zinc-gold-silver exploration and development company, has agreed to receive C$100 million in a private placement.

Foko Retail, a Gatineau, Quebec-based provider of retail communication and task management software, has been acquired by WorkForce Software.

Mount Logan Capital has entered into a non-binding agreement to acquire Ability Insurance Company, an Omaha, Nebraska-based insurer and reinsurer of long-term care policies.

Canada's Enbridge, Belgium's Fluxys and EIG Global Energy Partners have together submitted a non-binding offer for Brazil's largest natural gas import pipeline.

Traductions Serge Bélair has acquired Anglocom, a Quebec City-based full-service translation company.

OMERS Private Equity has agreed to acquire a 25 percent interest in International Schools Partnership, a London, UK-based group of 50 international schools.

Argyle Capital Partners has acquired The Mufflerman, a London, Ontario-based auto mechanic shop specializing in auto and brake repair, tires, transmissions and oil changes.